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Rhode Island Ethics Commission Chair Lauren E. Jones during the panel’s Sept. 30, 2025, meeting in Providence.

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Politics & Justice

New limits on gifts for lawmakers and who can give them are coming in the new year

Common Cause Rhode Island pushed for ethics rule change to limit influence on lawmaking process

October 1, 2025

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Alexander Castro

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Education

Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at private colleges

October 1, 2025

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Kimberlee Kruesi

Hoffmann, right, with his wife, Rachel, and Attorney General Peter Neronha.

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Elections

Former prosecutor Keith Hoffmann launches bid for Rhode Island attorney general

Hoffmann is among at least a trio of Democrats vying in the September 2026 primary

September 30, 2025

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Ian Donnis

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Washington Bridge

Gov. McKee defends withholding Washington Bridge forensic audit for over a year

The Rhode Island governor says lawyers advised him to keep the April 2024 report private to protect the state’s lawsuit, as lawmakers demand more oversight and transparency

September 30, 2025

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Jeremy Bernfeld

Rhode Island Latino Arts’ Teatro en El Verano adapted from Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ for its 2019 bilingual traveling production of ‘Tanta Bulla, ¿Y ‘Pa Que?’ in 2019. The arts nonprofit is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Arts over a policy prohibiting grant applications for projects that ‘promote gender ideology.’

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Arts & Entertainment

Rhode Island Latino Arts vs. the Trump administration: Inside a First Amendment court battle

The Providence-based nonprofit and three other arts organizations won a lawsuit, with the help of the local ACLU, against the Trump administration’s campaign targeting ‘gender ideology’

September 30, 2025

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Luis Hernandez

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Health

NAMI Rhode Island Q&A: Mental health advocacy, support programs, and the upcoming NAMIWalks RI 5K

Executive Director Beth Lamarre shares how NAMI RI educates communities, reduces stigma, and prepares for the October 11 NAMIWalks event at Roger Williams Park

September 30, 2025

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G. Wayne Miller

Providence Police Sgt. Joseph Hanley is currently serving a 45-day suspension.

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Politics & Justice

Rhode Island lags on police reform as 2024 law struggles to deliver

Other states created new oversight systems. In Rhode Island, officers still dominate misconduct hearings — and promised transparency measures remain unfunded

September 30, 2025

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Ben Berke

“Knightmare on Elmwood” is a haunted house taking place Oct. 24 at the Knight Memorial Library.

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Community

What’s happening in October at Community Libraries of Providence: Family programs and local events

The libraries offer a slew of free programming every week for kids and adults at their nine locations around the city. We highlight a few of these events in this monthly segment – from a haunted house to a book club highlighting African American authors

September 30, 2025

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Mareva Lindo

The Providence Place mall’s court-appointed receiver is looking for a new company to run its 16-screen movie theater after National Amusements opted not to renew its existing lease beyond its Jan. 31, 2026, expiration date.

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Economy

Court receiver wants to break lease with Providence Place movie operator

Search for new cinema chain comes as mall is about to hit the sale market

September 29, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

Craven was first elected to the General Assembly in 2012.

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Elections

Robert Craven joins crowded 2026 Rhode Island attorney general race

The longtime North Kingstown lawmaker and House Judiciary chair enters a Democratic primary already featuring state Rep. Jason Knight and former AG policy director Keith Hoffmann, with others eyeing a run to succeed term-limited Peter Neronha

September 29, 2025

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Ian Donnis